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“Weed 'Em and Reap!”
    —Ambush's official catchphrase

Ambush is a Life Knight Sensei in Skylanders: Imaginators.

Character Development

According to character gameplay designer Nat Loh, Ambush easily has the most complicated animation set-up of any Skylander he has created. His fighting style was heavily influenced by Chinese Wushu martial arts. He has a series of wushu inspired stances that were originally mapped to be branching off points for different attack animation paths that would all loop back into one of the other cycles. However the amount of animations needed for this was just too many and the gameplay impact wasn't high enough, so the design was simplified while still maintaining that fun martial arts combat flow.

Ambush's secondary attack was based on Captain Yamato's mokuton no jutsu from the Naruto series. Nat Loh worked with AAA dust, lens flare, and flying trash creator Jerry Chan on trying different looks starting with wood based effects.[1] In development, his name was Weed Whacker.[2]

Background

Personality

Ambush is direct with his words, and is protective of nature.

Biography

There were many mysterious things in the Mystical Bamboo Forest, but none more so than Ambush. The forest was considered to be one of Skylands’ greatest natural wonders, and no outsider, good or bad, was ever permitted to trespass. But that didn’t stop Kaos’ mother! After deciding that the ancient trees would make an exquisite display in her Royal Courtyard, she commanded her army of chainsaw-wielding trolls to chop down the entire forest. This angered Ambush, the mystical tree-knight, who saw the atrocity and swore revenge! Wielding his mythic sword, he fought off the trolls and forced Kaos’ mother into hiding. When Master Eon heard the story, he knew that the mysterious sword master would make the ideal Sensei, and promised to “go green” himself if Ambush would join the Skylander team. Ambush now trains other Knights - and those who are not environmentally conscious cower in fear!

Gameplay

Ambush can hack and slash his enemies with his mythic sword. The sword can cause grass marks to grow on enemies, which will let it deal extra damage on later hits. Ambush can dash across the battlefield while causing bamboo shoots to erupt from behind him, finishing his dash with a shockwave of energy. He can even summon a field of sharp bamboo trees to erupt around him. His Sky-Chi allows him to focus his energy into a target symbol and mark enemies with it. After they are marked, Ambush dashes across the battlefield at lightning speed while slashing his enemies to deal great damage.

Stats

These are the starting and maximum Statistics for this Skylander in the Skylanders games.

  • Health: ???
  • Speed: ??
  • Armor: ??
  • Critical Hit: ??
  • Elemental Power: ??

Warning: These stats are not used in any of the Skylander games. They are only listed for completeness reasons.

  • Strength: 300
  • Defense: 150
  • Agility: 150
  • Luck: 200

Abilities

Basic Abilities
These abilities are available from the start of the game.
Soul Gem Ability
Requires Soul Gem from:
Cradle of Creation
Sky-Chi Ability
Requires unlocking from the
Knight Sensei Shrine
Whack Attack Splintering Punch
Nature's Revenge
Foreseen Victory
Ambushprimarypower
Primary Ability
Press Attack 1 to use your sword.
Ambushsecondarypower
Secondary Ability
Press Attack 2 to knock your enemies back and then fly into them.
Ambushsoulgempower
Price: 4000
Hold Attack 3 to execute a stronger Arboreal Upheaval attack.
View Sky-Chi
Ambushskychipower
The ultimate Sensei attack! Hold Special Attack to perform your Sky-Chi Power! Use Left Stick to select your targets.
View Soul Gem
Basic Upgrades
Skylanders can buy new abilities from Persephone/Power Pods.
Meditative Strike Arboreal Upheaval Leaf on the Wind Mark of the Angry Tree
Ambushbasicupgrade1
Price: 500
Briefly stand still to charge up your sword attack.
Ambushbasicupgrade2
Price: 700
Press Attack 3 to summon bamboo trees that throw enemies into the air.
Ambushbasicupgrade3
Price: 900
Hold Attack 1 to perform a flying spin slash.
Ambushbasicupgrade4
Price: 1200
Whack Attacks leave a mark on your enemies. On the third mark, that enemy will take extra damage. Marks weaken over time.
The Master Splinterer
View Go Go Forest Ranger
Learn new Whack Attack Combos
Pruning the Hedges Slam Trunk Spinning Bamboo Piledriver
Ambushpath1upgrade1
Price: 1700
Using Meditative Strikes when you get Marked Enemy bonus damage does even more damage.
Ambushpath1upgrade2
Price: 2200
During Whack Attack combos, hold Attack 2 to smash enemies with a giant bamboo tree.
Ambushpath1upgrade3
Price: 3000
During Whack Attack combos, hold Attack 3 to pile drive a bamboo tree on top of enemies.
Go Go Forest Ranger
View The Master Splinterer
Fuse all your attacks into one devastating combo.
Wood Knocks You! The Sharing Tree A New Leaf on Life
Ambushpath2upgrade1
Price: 1700
Press Attack 3, then Attack 1 to send out large bamboo projectiles in all directions.
Ambushpath2upgrade2
Price: 2200
Splintering Punch now creates an area of effect giving Marks to your enemies.
Ambushpath2upgrade3
Price: 3000
Arboreal Upheaval creates a zone of pain around you. Marks absorbed by Arboreal Upheaval increase this zone's duration.

Ambushheroability1

Thrash (Active)

1 Enemy
Inflicts 49% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy 2 time(s), and grants the Accuracy DOWN 10% Effect for 2 turn(s) with a 30% chance each whenever you attack accurately. Able to put the enemy in Knockdown Status.

Mana cost: 3
Cooldown: 3 seconds


Ambushheroability2

Chop (Active)

1 Enemy
Inflicts 148% of ATK as damage to 1 enemy, and grants the Evasion Rate DOWN 20% Effect for 2 turn(s) with a 25% chance when you attack accurately.

Mana cost: 5
Cooldown: 3 seconds


Ambushheroability3

Bamboo Guard (Active)

[SELF]
Grants the Shield Effect that's equivalent to 15% of the MAX HP on yourself for 2 turn(s).

Mana cost: 0
Cooldown: 6 seconds


Ambushheroability4

Leaf Wind (Passive)

[Self]
If your HP is 90% or above, increases your critical damage by 30%.

Mana cost:
Cooldown:


Ambushheroability5

Nature's Revenge (Passive (Leader))

If you're attacked with a critical hit from the enemy, grants the Poison Effect for 2 turn(s) on the enemy that attacked with a 70% chance.
Leader Effect
If one of the team members is attacked with a critical hit from the enemy, grants the Poison Effect for 1 turn(s) on the enemy with a 50% chance.

Mana cost:
Cooldown:

Quotes

Battle Cries

  • "Weed 'Em and Reap!"
  • "Portal Master, I can teach your Imaginators the ways of nature, and no one, no one wants to mess with nature." - Sensei Training Bonus
  • "And as a Knight, I am familiar with a secret technique that other Knights can learn. Too bad for everyone else." - Secret Technique Bonus
  • "Cannot keep weeds out."
  • "My spirit soars!"
  • "Cutting hedge!"
  • "Bamboo blitz!"
  • "I will plant the seed of doubt in these bad guys!" - before a battle
  • "Wise man one say, do not attack plants. Especially sentient ones."
  • "I have brought peace to the troubled spirits - peace through big sword."
  • "Knowledge is power. Power and experience balls." - leveling up
  • "My hit points soar like an eagle!"
  • "My statistics are, of course, all natural." - checking stats
  • "Wise man once say, Sky-Chi is cool." - Sky-Chi (Foreseen Victory)
  • "By the power of Sky-Chi!"
  • "Respect nature!" - after Sky-Chi

Character Trailer

Gallery

Ambush/Gallery

Trivia

  • His catchphrase is a pun on the saying "Read 'em and weep!", a common brag used by poker players when revealing their hand.
  • His upgrade path, "Go Go Forest Ranger", could be a reference to the phrase "Go Go Power Rangers!" from the Power Rangers franchise.
  • His name means a long-established military tactic in which combatants take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack unsuspecting enemy combatants from concealed positions, such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops.
  • Even though Ambush is a Tree Knight, his armour is similar in design to a ninja's outfit.
    • Incidentally, his armour looks similar to Tuff Luck's armour, but with the addition of a fundoshi, a traditional Japanese loincloth.
    • He shares the same voice actor as Hood Sickle, J. B. Blanc.
  • He's the only non-villain Life Sensei to not be part of an Adventure pack.

References

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Lightning Rod - Sonic Boom - Warnado - Whirlwind
Skylanders: Giants
Jet-Vac - Swarm
Skylanders: Swap Force
Boom Jet - Free Ranger - Pop Thorn - Scratch
Skylanders: Trap Team
Blades - Fling Kong - Gusto - Thunderbolt
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Hurricane Jet-Vac - Stormblade
Skylanders: Imaginators
Air Strike - Bad Juju - Wild Storm
Minis / Eon's Elite
Breeze - Pet-Vac / Elite Whirlwind
Alt Decos
Egg Bomber Air Strike - Legendary Blades - Legendary Free Ranger - Legendary Hurricane Jet-Vac
Legendary Jet-Vac - Mystical Bad Juju - Polar Whirlwind - Power Punch Pet-Vac
Lost Islands Alter Egos
Buttered Pop Thorn - Gourmet Gusto

Skylanders: Trap Team
Blackout - Knight Mare
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Nightfall
Skylanders: Imaginators
Hood Sickle - Starcast
Alt Deco
Steel Plated Hood Sickle
Ring of Heroes Alter Egos
Shadow King Pen - Shadow Spitfire - Shadow Spyro

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
Bash - Dino-Rang - Prism Break - Terrafin
Skylanders: Giants
Crusher - Flashwing
Skylanders: Swap Force
Doom Stone - Rubble Rouser - Scorp - Slobber Tooth
Skylanders: Trap Team
Fist Bump - Head Rush - Rocky Roll -Wallop
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Shark Shooter Terrafin - Smash Hit
Skylanders: Imaginators
Barbella - Golden Queen - Tri-Tip
Minis / Eon's Elite
Bop - Terrabite / Elite Dino-Rang - Elite Terrafin
Alt Decos
Dark Golden Queen - Dark Slobber Tooth - Granite Crusher - Jade Flashwing
Legendary Bash - Legendary Tri-Tip - Nitro Head Rush - Steel Plated Smash Hit
Lost Islands Alter Egos
Birthday Bash - Rocky Egg Roll - Sundae Slobber Tooth

Skylanders: Trap Team
Knight Light - Spotlight
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Astroblast
Skylanders: Imaginators
Aurora - Blaster-Tron
Alt Decos
Legendary Astroblast - Solar Flare Aurora
Ring of Heroes Alter Egos
Light Flashwing - Light Hex - Light Jet-Vac

Other Skylanders

Skylanders: Imaginators
Kaos - Imaginators

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